These women will take over the music charts this year.

Angel Haze

Angel Haze

Remember a little movement in the music industry that went by the slogan girl power a few years back? Well, it never really went away because in the very words of the Spice Girls themselves, "friendships never end." Or something like that.

As it happens, 2014 is shaping up to be a really great year for female musicians  and not just Beyoncé either. Therell be exciting new albums from some of your favorites, and just-as-exciting new albums from artists who really should become your favorites too.

Angel Haze

Angel Haze

After a good ol' Twitter rant directed at her record label, Haze leaked her debut album, Dirty Gold, in full just before the holidays. And it was great. She and label execs then patched things up, took the leaked tracks down and rereleased them all officially on December 30, so look for lots of promotion and great singles released these next few months.